In an update to the Exult website — the first in nearly two years — we are informed that development on the project has more or less halted for the time being, and that the current snapshot builds are very stable. As such, everyone who can is encouraged to stop using version 1.2 of the engine.
Drop what you’re doing right now and watch this video of Sui Generis alpha gameplay footage: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuOzmyED5qA&w=640&h=360] The combat that takes place within about the first minute is awesome enough (yes, you are...
Lucifuge Dragon gives us a look at a playthrough of his board game adaptation in Ultima 7: The Black Gate in which the party isn’t able to save Britannia. It isn’t pretty.
Extra Life kicks off tomorrow, and goes for a full 25 hours thanks to the time change. I won’t be playing that straight through, but I will be getting in some Ultima 7 over the weekend, and into next week. There’s still time to donate!
Lucifuge Dragon has been playtesting his board game re-imagining of Ultima 7 again, and has made a few changes to its rules and mechanics as a result. He has also added a new item to the game, as well as mounts!
Withstand the Fury Dragon will begin his Extra Life game playing a bit early, and he’ll be streaming his playthroughs of Ultima 6 and Ultima 7 live via Google+ Hangouts.
The RPG Codex caught up with Warren Spector for an extensive, in-depth interview about his days at Origin Systems and his work on various games there…the Ultima series in particular.
The Ultima Web Archive, a treasure trove of Ultima-related information originally developed for the Ultima Dragons, but later made part of the official Origin website, was removed from UO.com some time ago. However, Fenyx4 from the Codex of Ultima Wisdom has restored it…here at the Ultima Codex.
Lucifuge Dragon takes a moment to introduce us to Philip Kwan, a talented artist that has been helping him recently with art for his board game implementation of Ultima 7: The Black Gate.
AvatarAcid has built a keen rendition of the Shrine of Spirituality, circa Ultima 7, in Minecraft.
